APETALOUS DICOTYLEDONOUS ANGIOSPERMS. 



Hbrbs and Trees. 



Leaves opposite, stipulate. Calyx tubular or 0. Corolla limit 4-6-lobe(l. Sta- 

 mens 4-6 on corolla tube. 



Rubiacesc. 

 Leaves alternate. Flowers rcf^ular. Stamens inserted at the Ijuttoni of corolla 

 tube, and twice as many as lobes. 



EbenacesB. 

 Juice milky. Leaves alternate. Corolla furnished with scales on the inner sur- 

 face. Ovary 5-mauy-celled. 



Sapotacese. 

 Leaves opposite, pinnate. Calyx 4-cleft. Corolla 4-cleft or 0. Stamens 2. Fruit 

 a drupe. 



Oleaceae. 

 Leaves opposite, entire, substipulate. Calyx and corolla 5-lobed. Stamens 5. 

 Flowers regular. 



Ijoganiacese. 

 Leaves opposite. Calyx toothed. Corolla 4-5-lobed. Stamens 4. On the corolla 

 sometimes only 2. Flowers irregular. 



Verbenaceee. 



COHORT m. APETALOUS DICOTYLEDONOUS ANGIOSPERMS. 



Calyx present, but no Corolla, or l)<)th wanting. 



Herbs. 



Leaves alternate. Flowers small, inconspicuous, regular. Calyx free. Stamens 

 equal to number of calyx lobes. 



Chenopodiacese. 

 Leaves alternate, sheathing. Calyx and corolla wanting. Stamens 1-9, usuallv 

 t)-8. 



Fagopyruni in Polygonacese. 



Shrubs. 



Leaves opposite or whorled, 5-nerved. Calyx wanting. Ovary 1-celled. Flowers 

 crowded on a long spadix. Fruit a berry. 



Piperaceae. 

 Trees. 



Leaves alternate. Calyx oval, u-lobed. Stamens 3-15. 



Myristicacese. 



Leaves alternate. Sepals 4-6, colored. Ovary 1-celled, 1-ovuled, anotlier li<l 

 opening upwards. 



LauraceaD. 



Leaves alternate. Sepals 5. Stamens 5. Ovary inferior. Fruit a nut. 



Santalaceae. 

 Leaves alternate, piiniate. Calyx 2-4-lol)ed or entire. Stamens 3 to many. 

 Ovary 1-celled. Ovule 1. Fruit a nut. 



Juglandaceae. 



Shrubs .vnd Trees. 



Leaves alternate and stipulate. Flowers in catkins, naked. Fruit l-<-elled. Pod 

 2-4-valved. Seeds clothed with a silkv down. 



Salicaceae. 



Leaves alternate. Stipules falling. Fertile Howers solitary. Sterile ones in cat- 

 kins. Fruit a 1-celled, 1-seeded nut. 



Cupuliferee. 



